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We put learning first by engaging learners in the process as full partners, assuming primary responsibility for their own learning.

Learning College

Phoenix College is a learning-centered organization that is passionate about its students! The college recently marked its 99th year as a premier institution of higher education. Our vision, mission, and values reflect the outstanding commitment to education embodied by our faculty and staff.

At PC, we are committed to ensuring that the opportunities available to our students continue to grow. With that in mind, we have embraced the Learning College concept, a nationally-known strategy for increasing student success, retention, and persistence. According to Dr. Terry O'Banion, known as the father of the concept, the Learning College is "an institution designed to help students make passionate connections to learning."

The Learning College concept engages students as full partners in the learning process. Students are assisted in forming and participating in collaborative learning activities, while the roles of learning facilitators are defined by the needs of the learners. Through assessment, improved and expanded learning defines the measure of success.

The Learning College may be a relatively new concept, but it is built on long-established values in the community college, values that place a premium on quality teaching for the purpose of helping to create substantive change in the individual learner.

The learning environment here at PC has been relevant, competitive, accessible, and accountable for over nine decades because of our commitment to quality and excellence in teaching, learning and student success.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is an EEO/AA institution and an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. A lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the career and technical education programs of the college.
The Maricopa Community Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or activities. For Title IX/504 concerns, call the following number to reach the appointed coordinator: (480) 731-8499. For additional information, as well as a listing of all coordinators within the Maricopa College system, http://www.maricopa.edu/non-discrimination